From Chemicals To Regeneration with Rick Clark

RFK Jr Podcast

Robert Kennedy Jr

Health & Fitness, Medicine

4.8 • 2.1K Ratings

🗓️ 5 July 2024

⏱️ 51 minutes

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Summary

Rick Clark and I explore how regenerative agriculture can enhance soil health, improve food quality, and solve other environmental challenges problems. We stress the urgency of transforming agricultural practices for a sustainable future, underscoring the critical roles of soil health and nutrient density in food. Our conversation also covers the advantages of no-till and organic farming, including cost efficiency and yield improvements. We highlight the economic benefits of sustainable farming practices, advocating for a phased approach and proper baseline assessment when adopting regenerative methods. Education and support for farmers transitioning to these practices are also crucial focal points of our discussion.

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0:00.0	Hey everybody today. I'm very excited about our guests. I've been wanting to get Rick on here for a long long time
0:06.8	Rick Clark is a fifth generation farmer in Warren County Indiana. His family has lived on the farm since the 1880s. He recently
0:14.4	became a grandpa and is hopeful about what the next generation will bring to the
0:18.4	farm which now stretches 7,000 acres. The story of Rick's transition from chemical dependency to regenerative practices has propelled a man from other farmers to learn his strategies and he has gathered national attention.
0:38.0	In 2017, Rick was honored as the known Sustainable Farmer of the Year.
0:44.2	Additionally, Land of Lakes honored him
0:47.5	with an outstanding sustainability award
0:50.1	and he was also the regional winner of the American Soybean Association's Conservation Legacy Award.
0:56.4	Currently, Rick, is the Fields to Market 2019 recipient of the Sustainable Farmer of the Year Award.
1:06.2	His farm runs on a five-crop system, corn, soybean, wheat, alfalfa, and regen. I just want to read one other part of your
1:12.1	biography because I think this is interesting.
1:15.6	After Rick graduated from Purdue University with a degree in agriculture and economics, he took an unexpected path that by choosing to leave the family farm and to pursue a career
1:28.0	in finance after a friend told him about the opportunity, he packed his bag, worked at the heart of Chicago's financial
1:34.4	district for four years, learning the ins and outs in the market, and he traded municipal
1:39.6	bar. So that's just adds another dimension to your bio.
1:45.4	But you know, tell us about that path,
1:47.6	about what happened to you and, you know,
1:52.0	about how you made that transition from chemical agriculture that your
1:55.4	family have been using to to regenerative agriculture. Well first of all I'm
2:00.8	absolutely honored to be on on your today. Thank you for having me.
2:06.0	This is probably one of the most important topics that we have in the world today is this regenerative style farming that can mitigate climate and
2:17.8	save our planet.
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